一部挑战“成见”的“新编”小说——评《奄吞秦汉:隋炀大帝》

A New Adaptation Novel that Challenges Stereotypes--Comment on The Arbitrary Emperor of the Sui dynasty

《奄吞秦汉:隋炀大帝》以史传小说的形式,为隋炀帝杨广"翻案",称杨广为"沉冤千载""建树最多"的"历史雄杰",倾心揭示了隋炀帝在开凿京杭大运河、联通西域、科考举才等方面的丰功伟绩。作品虚构了诸多细节,着重叙述了隋炀帝有功于当今社会的这一面,试图反驳"骄奢淫逸"和"暴戾"论,改变多年来人们评论隋炀帝的"成见"。所以作品在塑造人物形象时,选择性地讲述了杨广的故事,未能全面地刻画出人性的丰富性,对杨广之不为世人所解和接受的行为从略就简,在政治意识下引导读者,显得预设在先,而且刻意褒扬之心明显,没能真正坚持非虚构创作的原则,不仅使得形象"反转"要接受诸多质疑和挑战,也使得作品减弱了艺术感染力和真实性。

The arbitrary Emperor of the Sui dynasty is a form of historical novels.Yang Guang were called a hero who made many great contributions,but he had bared grievance for a long time.The historical novels make up a lot of details,and focuses on the aspect to today’s society to refute the theory of“extravagance”and“violence”,and to change the“stereotype”that people have been commenting on emperor for many years.Therefore,when shaping the characters,it selectively told the story of Yang Guang,failed to fully portray the richness of human nature,led read⁃ers under the political consciousness,and deliberately failed to adhere to the principle of non-fiction writing truly.This not only makes the“inversion”of the image subject to many questions and challenges,but also makes the work less artistically compelling and less authentic.